If you’re talking about video games, the conversation inevitably revolves around at least one of the major gaming console producers in the world today; Microsoft of the United States, or Sony and Nintendo of Japan. Subjects of the video game industry love to claim their favorite system as dominant, be it Microsoft’s Xbox 360 with its fantastic online service, Sony’s Playstation 3 boasting Blu-Ray capability, or Nintendo’s Wii with a fully gyroscopic controller.
In terms solely of console sales, Nintendo appears to be storming the market. International sales for the Wii numbered at just under 30 million at the end of July this year, the Xbox and Playstation trailing behind at 19 million and 14.41 million respectively. It is important to note, too, that the Wii was released an entire year later than the Xbox. The Wii doesn’t seem to be anywhere close to dethronement either, selling more units in July than the Xbox and Playstation combined.
Some argue that numbers don’t reflect on true quality, and this is often times is the case. Both the PS3 and 360 boast more power in hardware than the Wii, which can’t play DVD movies or output in high-definition. The hardware specs seem to correlate directly to the prices, however. The Wii will currently put you out $250. An Xbox 360 with a 20-gigabyte hard drive sells for $300, while a Playstation 3 with a 40-gigabyte hard drive and blu-ray support costs $400 [impressive considering that even the lowliest of standalone Blu-Ray players retail for almost $300.]
Microsoft and Sony have made it clear in numerous video game conferences and press releases that they do not consider the Wii to be in the same league as their consoles. That statement isn’t entirely unfair considering the vast differences in hardware, namely the Wii’s distinct controller design. Outside of the console war, Microsoft and Sony both seem to be doing poorly. Their stocks are both selling at only a few dollars above their 52-week lows of $24.87 and $36.90, respectively.
Each company has their pros and cons, and it’s still too early to call off the fight. The longer these systems stay on the market, the more their prices are cut and the more units they sell. Even years after these consoles are replaced with more advanced, next-generation systems, nerds everywhere will undoubtedly still be arguing over which was better, regardless of sales, profits, or popularity polls.
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Recently after upgrading to GEN D3, I have been faced with an annoying (but not critical) bug were the X and O buttons swap. On the XMB it is normal where X is to confirm and O is to cancel, but as soon as the game launches, they swap and I don’t know why.